6 Adrenaline Travel Adventures to Add to Your Bucket List

If you’re a self-proclaimed adrenaline lover, the chances are that adrenaline travel adventures form a large part of your bucket list. Perhaps you don’t feel fear like other people, or you simply want to push yourself – either way, there are plenty of opportunities for you to get that adrenaline pumping. While there are many adventure holiday options in the UK, it’s only natural to want to venture further afield.

Do you consider yourself an adrenaline junkie? Are you drawn to activities that others tend to dread?If you need inspiration on places to go and things to do, keep reading.

Why are We Drawn to Adrenaline Activities?

So, why do we gravitate towards adrenaline activities? Whether it’s through watching a horror film or through skydiving, adrenaline is something many of us seek out.

Experts believe it’s partly down to a willingness to try new things, as well as the natural high we get after doing something that terrifies us. However, not everyone shares the same desires. It’s believed that the fight-or-flight response is what causes people to be drawn to adrenaline activities (or not). Some experts say that those who produce less of the stress hormone cortisol are more likely to embrace scary situations. Meanwhile, those who produce more cortisol when presented with a scary situation will act in the opposite way.

If you’re someone who enjoys adrenaline-inducing activities, the likelihood is that your body is better geared up for it.

Adrenaline Travel Adventures to Try

Wondering which adrenaline activities to add to your bucket list? Here are some suggestions to get you started:

•           Everest Base Camp Trek, Nepal: Everest Base Camp treks are a great option for adrenaline-seekers keen to climb the world’s highest peak. Walk the same trails that world-famous mountaineers have followed over the years with an experienced, local team leading you. It can be a gruelling process, but it’s hugely rewarding.

•           Nevis Bungie Jump, New Zealand: At 134 meters, this is the highest bungy jump in New Zealand. It’s set between a valley above the Nevis River in Queenstown. Reckon you’d be brave enough to get strapped into the harness and plummet toward the ground at over 120 kilometers an hour?

•           Sky Diving, Hawaii: Sky diving is a go-to adrenaline-inducing sport. Many people put it on their bucket lists for this reason! The sensation of…